{"id":60029,"date":"2019-07-15T11:38:06","date_gmt":"2019-07-15T10:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=60029"},"modified":"2021-05-06T11:57:50","modified_gmt":"2021-05-06T10:57:50","slug":"construction-public-disputes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/construction-public-disputes\/60029\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction most likely sector to have public disputes with insurers"},"content":{"rendered":"

New research reveals that construction companies are most likely to have public disputes with their insurers, according to Mactavish<\/a><\/h2>\n

The findings are from Mactavish, which reviewed every UK court case or arbitration appeal relating to payments under primary business insurance policies (excluding consumer and reinsurance cases) between 2013 and 2019. Over this period, just 32% of public disputes decisions went in the policyholder\u2019s favour.<\/p>\n

Mactavish\u2019s research found the\u00a0sector most involved in public disputes with their insurers was construction, followed by manufacturing and transportation. For construction specific cases, only 25% of decisions were won by policyholders.<\/p>\n

The majority of disputes that organisations have with their insurers are settled through private<\/a> arbitration, primarily because of unfavourable (and generally unchallenged) policy terms that limit the policyholder\u2019s options in the event of their insurer disputing a claim.<\/p>\n

Mactavish estimates that on average it takes around three years for disputes to be resolved, and where settlements are made, they tend to be for around 60% of the original amount claimed.<\/p>\n

The main causes of insurance disputes are whether the loss is covered by the policy at all, followed by how the value of the loss should be calculated.\u00a0Secondary causes of dispute are breaches of policy conditions and inadequate risk disclosure.\u00a0There is also a growing trend for the insurer to dispute claims<\/a> because there has been late or incomplete notification from the client.<\/p>\n

Bruce Hepburn, CEO of Mactavish, said: \u201cOur findings are disturbing for organisations that are looking to challenge their insurer\u2019s decision not to pay out on a claim when they perceive the decision to be unfair.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, hiring professional consultants to help in this area can greatly enhance your chances of success \u2013 both to prevent disputes arising when handling a claim and to resolve them if they do.\u201d<\/p>\n

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